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How do I unsilence a contact?

One of my contacts has a silence icon on my text messages. How do I unsilence this contact


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iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on Aug 26, 2023 3:24 PM

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Posted on Aug 26, 2023 4:11 PM

Tap on a text message, swipe to the left.

The bell with the slash that means sound is Off.

Tap on it and the sound is On.




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How do I unsilence a contact?

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